Broom holder



W. W. JONES BROOM HOLDER Oct. 4, 1938.

Filed July 24, 1937 Patented Oct. 4, 1938 I l I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE g 2,131,956 l s BROOM HOLDER William Wynne Jones, Miami, Fla.

Application July 24, 1937, Serial No. 155,546

2 Claims. (Cl. 2425l) This invention relates to a broom holder and the holder is formed is bent along the dotted line it is one object of the invention to provide ahold- 5, thus providing the holder with an attaching er of such construction that it may be secured portion 6. This attaching portion 6 extends in against a wall or door and serve very effectively to such angular re t on to t e y portion of the grip the handle of a broom or mop and thus holder that, when it is secured flat against the 5 cause the broom or mop to be suspended in such a strip 4, the body portion of the holder will proposition that it will not rest upon the floor. It will ject outwardly from the mounting strip at a thus be seen that a broom or the like may be susdownward incline, as clearly shown in Figure pended where it will be out of the way and in addi- An opening 1 is formed near he outer free end 10 tion so supported that the broom straws will'be of the holder of sufficient size to permit the han- 10 prevented from being distorted and the shape of dle of a broom 8 to be freely slid thro the the broom spoiled by resting upon a floor. opening into and out of position to be suspended Another object of the invention is to provide a y t h d s p n n has a w d st a t device of this character of such construction that cut lower end or outer end and tapers towards its a broom handle may be thrust upwardly through upper end or inner end, as clearly shown in Fig- 15 an opening in the device and then firmly gripped ures 1 and 3, in order that, when the broom hanand the broom supported in the elevated position dle is thrust upwardly through the opening and with respect to a floor. then released, the tapered inner endportion of It is another object of the invention to provide the opening will cause the broom to be urged toa broom holder which may be stamped from sheet wards the gripping lip 9. This gripping lip 9 is 20 metal and thus cheaply made and in addition formed by extending the side edges of the opening have resiliency which will permit the gripping lip beyond the outer end thereof, as shown at It, and along the lower edge of the handle-receiving then bending the lip downwardly along the dotted opening to firmly grip the broom handle when line H. The lip will, therefore, be disposed at a the holder is flexed downwardly by the weight of downward incline across h o t r end f the 25 the broom, opening, as shown in Figure 2, and from an in- The invention is illustrated in the accompa y Speetien Of this figure, it Will be readily pp ing drawing, wherein ciated that, when the broom handle is thrust up- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a broom wardly through the opening 1 and then allowed to holder of the improved construction mounted in move downwardly, the y pertion of e b oom 30 position for u nd, a, br m suspended by th holder will be flexed downwardly and the edge of holder, the lip thrust into gripping engagement with the Figure 2 is a sectional View taken longitudinalbroom a d e- B having es of Various ly through the holder along the line 2-2 of Fign ths y, therefore, be passed p y ure 1, and through the opening of the broom holder and 35 Figure 3 is a view of the blank from which the firmly pp 80 that the broom W ll be a nholder is formed. tained out of contact with the floor and distortion This improved broom holder is formed from a of the broom straws caused by the w ht of a sheet metal blank illustrated in Figure 3 and rebroom resting p a floor will be p t dsilient metal is used in order that, when the broom While it has been Stated that the device is p 40 holder is in use and secured against a wall or door ly adapted for supporting a b it will be as shown in Figures 1 and 2, it may be flexed understood that it may be used for holding mops, downwardly by the weight of a, broom and rerakes, and other implements having handles turned to its normal position when the broom is which may b passed through the p g of the removed from the holder. The body portion l of holder. When it is desired to remove a broom, 45 the holder has been shown rectangular in shape upward pressure will be applied to the outer free but it is to be understood that it is not restricted end of the holder to move the holder into a posito this outline. At one end there has been formed tion which will permit the broom handle to be openings 2 through which securing screws or easily slid downwardly out of the opening.

5 equivalent fasteners 3 are passed in order that the Having thus described the invention, what is holder may be secured against a door or against claimed as new is: a strip of wood 4 mounted in any desired man- 1. A device of the character described comprisner againsta wall of akitchen or other room. Ading a body formed of resilient metal and being Ja t t end formed with t fastening r iv ng bent in spaced relation to one end to form an atopenings, the blank of sheet metal from which taching portion adapted to be secured fiat against a support and mount the body in position to extend outwardly at a downward-incline from the support, the body being formed near its outer free end portion with an opening tapered towards its inner end, the side edges of the opening beingextended towards the outer end of the body to form slits, and the material between the slits constituting a gripping lip bent to extend downwardly at a rearward incline into position to have gripping engagement with an implement handle when the implement handle is passed upwardly through the opening and the body flexed downwardly by weight of the implement. i

2. A device of the character described comprising a resilient body adapted to be secured at its inner end to a support and extend outwardly at a downward incline from the support, said body being formed with a. handle-receiving opening, the side edges of the opening being extended towards the outerend of the body to form slits, and material between the slits forming a gripping lip extending across the outer end of the opening and bent to extend inwardly in position to grip ahandie when a handle is passed upwardly through the opening and the body flexed downwardly.

. WILLIAM WYNN'E JONES. 

